JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Today New York City passed groundbreaking air quality legislation that includes a provision to ensure that only Bioheat®, a blend of heating oil and biodiesel, is used within the city. The vote of 45-0 means that starting in October 2012, all home heating oil will contain at least 2 percent biodiesel.
Shelby Neal, state regulatory director for the National Biodiesel Board, issued the following statement:
"New York City has our heartfelt congratulations on once again demonstrating that the city is a leader in renewable energy. Already the largest municipal user of biodiesel in transportation applications, the city has now taken a progressive step towards cleaner emissions from heating the homes and buildings there.
"The biodiesel is likely to be made from many sustainable, renewable resources, including recycled cooking oil. In a city with more than 8 million people and 20 thousand restaurants within its limits, this Bioheat requirement is a golden opportunity to recycle the city's used cooking oil into cleaner burning fuel. New York City uses more than 1 billion gallons of heating oil a year, so 2 percent biodiesel represents a 20 million gallon market for biodiesel.
"This move to Bioheat will also support green jobs and domestic energy security, and we hope New York City's progressive actions will encourage other cities serious about greening efforts to follow suit."
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